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The big PS5 exclusive this fall is Marvel’s Wolverine. It’s Insomniac Studios’ follow-up to the excellent (and massively successful) Spider-Man games, and it promises to be a bloody good time . To go along with the game, Sony is releasing a series of limited-edition Marvel’s Wolverine-themed PS5 hardware . Among IGN readers, by far the most popular item has been the Battle Yellow DualSense Wireless Controller. And while preorders have sold out at some retailers, it’s still available at most of them ( see it at Amazon ). It costs $89.99 and is set to release on September 15, the same day as the game. Marvel’s Wolverine Limited-Edition PS5 DualSense Controller Get it at Amazon Get it at Walmart Get it at Best Buy Get it at GameStop Get it at PS Direct Get it at Smyths Toys UK Get it at Target - SOLD OUT Functionally, Marvel’s Wolverine Limited-Edition PS5 DualSense Wireless Controller is a standard PS5 controller. What makes it stand out is the design, which makes it look like Wolverine...

The alleged GTA 6 leaker has released two further gameplay videos despite Rockstar owner Take-Two's subpoenas requesting identifying information from Microsoft and Discord. The ‘CyberLeek’ person or group released two new videos today, August 22, one showing more supercar gameplay and an armed robbery, the other strip club gameplay. The latter appears to taunt Take-Two and Rockstar by showing a snippet of a cutscene in which a character says they need to take "a leak." This is the second cutscene to emerge this week, and there is growing concern that the leaker has access to a build of the game and may post significant story spoilers. These new videos are the seventh and eighth to leak this week. And, like all the others , they advertise the ‘CyberLeek’ memecoin as part of what is widely considered to be a crypto scheme . On August 20, Take-Two issued Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) subpoenas in a federal court requesting information from both Microsoft and Disco...

A new weekend has arrived, and today, you can save on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Nintendo Switch 2, Resident Evil Requiem, Civilization VII, select LEGO sets, AirPods Pro 3, and more. Check out our top picks for Saturday, August 22, below. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth with MTG Card for $34.99 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for Nintendo Switch 2 is on sale today for $34.99 at Amazon. This physical version of the game includes an exclusive Zack Fair Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy card, which is perfect for fans and collectors alike. If you've yet to experience this massive RPG, take a chance and pick up a copy this weekend at a discount. It's pretty great exploring beyond Midgar on the Switch 2, just saying. Resident Evil Requiem for $53.99 Target has Resident Evil Requiem on sale this weekend for $53.99. If you've yet to play the latest RE game, this is a great time to do so. Grace Ashcroft and Leon S. Kennedy join forces to defeat a sinister new threat in a game that combine...

It was impossible for me to play The Sinking City 2 for more than 15 minutes without coming to the obvious realization that this is Resident Evil in a fedora. That might sound dismissive, but I really enjoy the recent Resident Evil games, so comparing Frogwares' Lovecraftian survival horror sequel to some of the best of them – which feels especially similar to 2019's Resident Evil 2 remake – is much more of a compliment than a put-down. What sets it apart begins with its unique, rich, 1920s New England setting flush with loving detail that instills a strong sense of personality over the top of the mechanics it so clearly imitates. You play as Calvin Rafferty, a likeable occultist waking up to an apocalyptic flood set to wipe out the entire city of Arkham, Massachusetts in 1929. He's definitely a little bit of a pulp fiction stock character: hard-chinned, two-fisted, and foolishly brave. But there are layers to him that rise to the surface here and there. Similar to the Res...

Embark Studios has announced that all future Arc Raiders Expeditions have been delayed until early 2027 as it aims to "return with major improvements" following community feedback. The developer behind the early 2026 extraction shooter hit announced the change in its post-launch schedule in an update on the Arc Raiders website today. It came with confirmation that Expedition 5 will launch when the window opens September 8 and close September 29, but after that, the Rust Belt will be quieter than normal. "We have been carefully reviewing your feedback on Expeditions," Embark's post said, "and while we've made ongoing improvements along the way, we've come to realize that some of the issues you've raised, like the tight departure windows, the reward structure, and accessibility for new players, need more than incremental fixes. They call for bigger changes." "In order to address those concerns, we need to pause the Expeditions for a w...

Psychonauts and Brutal Legend developer Double Fine Productions has confirmed it has regained the IP and publishing rights for all of its games released under Microsoft following its split from Xbox. CEO Tim Schafer cleared the air about the developer's future in the industry during a conversation with Kinda Funny Games today. Amid questions from fans hoping to support Double Fine as it enters a new chapter, he clarified that buying any of its previous releases will help it continue to flex the wildly creative muscles it's known for. "I saw a question, there, 'Do you guys make the money on games?' The transfer of the IP came back to us, and we get the publishing rights back to all our games," Schafer said. The one caveat to all of this is that it may still say Microsoft owns "some of them," but that will change in time. He went on, explaining, "it just takes a while for it to all process." The headline, though, is that "when people ...

At least 20 soldiers have chosen to reenlist after a United States Army base in Fort Stewart, Georgia, began offering time off for the launch of Grand Theft Auto 6 . According to CBS News , 20 soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division's 9th Brigade Engineering Battalion have chosen to reenlist after being presented with the opportunity for some off-time to play Rockstar Games' latest. A flyer presenting the GTA 6 deal that was signed by commanding officer Lt. Col. Ryan D. Hodgson found its way online earlier this week. "The idea was to have a unique incentives program that connects to what soldiers are interested in," 3rd Infantry Division Lt. Col. Angel Tomko said in a statement. "The command team, in conjunction with the career counselor, wanted to get soldiers excited to reenlist." There are about 130 soldiers eligible to sign up, with the offer specifying that they must commit to a reenlistment period for at least two years to as long as six years. Dedicati...

Woot customers can use a new promo code to get Sonic x Shadow Generations for $1 on Switch or Xbox, and Sonic Racing Crossworlds for $8 today—provided they have never shopped with the Amazon-owned retailer before. While there are plenty of caveats, this is still a tremendous offering for anyone it applies to. Woot is effectively handing out copies of these critically acclaimed Sonic games for next to nothing. By applying the promotional code " HELLOTEN" at checkout, new Woot users (i.e., those who have never shopped there before) receive an instant $10 off their total order. This discount knocks the final cost of Sonic x Shadow Generations down to a single dollar on both Nintendo Switch and Xbox consoles. The same coupon code drops Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on Switch to just $8 instead. Woot is seriously out here handing out pre-2020 style Black Friday deals like it's going out of fashion. Sure, this is contingent on you never having used Woot before, or maybe findi...

Halo: Reach designer Niles Sankey has revealed that the game was massively influenced by the first two Modern Warfare games. On Twitter, Halo: Reach designer Niles Sankey responded to a post about the infamous nuke scene in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. He noted that the first two Modern Warfare games were a "huge" inspiration for the campaign of Bungie's final Halo game. He noted that, although Bungie felt Halo was doing things better than Call of Duty in areas like enemy AI and vehicles, Infinity Ward was beating them at other things, and it made sense to pull from their games. "Many of the moments in Reach were inspired by the brilliant work of Infinity Ward, including the Nobel team squad interactions, and 'Objective Survive' was spiritually inspired by the Nuke sequence [in Call of Duty 4]. We just tried to push it one step further," he said. Modern Warfare 1 and 2 were huge influences on Halo Reach's campaign. The tonal execution in those ga...

You're likely already familiar with the Worms video game series . It's a traditionally multiplayer game where you take your worms to all-out war with your opponent. There's bazookas, there's bombs, and there's almost always a whole lot of mayhem. Taking all of that chaos and bringing it to the tabletop may seem impossible, but it has in fact been done before. Worms: The Board Game was first released back in 2024 by Mantic Games . It's normally available for around $40, but Amazon has dropped the price down to $25.97 for the first time ever. The Worms board game is pretty straightforward, making it a solid option for beginners . You can play with up to four players, each of which will control their own team of four worms. Over about 45 minutes of playtime, you will battle each other to the death, blasting each other and the battlefield apart in true Worms fashion. Once one of the player's team of worms has been completely eliminated, the game ends, and the pe...

Game Science has released a 15-minute gameplay trailer for its Black Myth: Wukong follow-up, Black Myth: Zhong Kui . It gives us a closer look at the new protagonist, combat, and the world, and is packed with impressive details. The trailer begins with a peaceful seaside environment, foliage moving to a gentle breeze. The new protagonist stumbles onto a beachfront. He makes his way inside a cave before bumping into an old man eating some meat. The pair build a raft — are they both stranded on this beach? — and try to head out onto the water, but a towering wave appears to tear up their plans. We then get a look at combat. Carrying the old man on his back, the protagonist encounters a pack of ghoulish enemies, who he defeats with sword attacks. After thinning out the group, the protagonist goes up against the largest enemy, side-stepping attacks. This bigger foe ignites its sword in fire, but the protagonist parries and delivers the killing blow. A flashy cinematic finisher ends the fig...

The director of Marvel’s Wolverine , Mike Daly, opened up about the recent backlash toward the game after its extended gameplay showcase drew criticism online. Fans got a better look at Insomniac’s upcoming PS5 exclusive earlier this week, which showed off some story beats, character interactions, traversal, combat, and even a boss fight against a Sentinel. Since the internet is the way it is, this gameplay footage was instantly subject to intense scrutiny, sparking no end of criticism from players online. There’s a bevy of viral posts poking fun at this most recent footage, some of which I’ve included down below. Logan, remember to use your adamantium vision to sniff out his trail of wolverine™️ particles https://t.co/vTQssKxGA3 — Space ☆ Bruce (@spacebruce) August 13, 2026 Why does Sabertooth sound exactly like this https://t.co/g8l4uFYUfT pic.twitter.com/a5o46PpcZa — Deacon (@crowdeacon) August 16, 2026 Logan following a red scent trail to catch The Hand was one major...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's beta will utilize a divisive new matchmaking system in addition to the open matchmaking introduced last year. Matchmaking is an extremely hot topic within the Call of Duty community, as it can dictate how much fun you might have playing online. Are you going to get steamrolled? Are you going to absolutely massacre the other team? A lot of that is in the hands of an algorithim pitting you against certain players. With Modern Warfare 4, the Call of Duty team has revealed its plans for what fans can expect in the beta this coming weekend . In a new thread, the Call of Duty team confirmed that the beta will feature the new matchmaking system introduced in Black Ops 7 Season 5, as well as the open matchmaking system that launched with Black Ops 7 last year . The open matchmaking is seen as being a bit more random, and as a result, more varied and dynamic. This was Call of Duty's answer to complaints about aggressive skill-based matchmaking, which so...

Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Online was more than just a "side project," and it's a big reason why the studio hasn't had a brand new game since 2020. According to Jason Schreier , The Last of Us Online was reportedly not a game that was buying the team time until Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. It was seen as a major release for the studio, as opposed to a mere side project. Schreier claimed that the majority of the team on Intergalactic actually came over after The Last of Us Online was scrapped. As has been reported before, toward the end of its development, the team began to realize that once the multiplayer project came out, they couldn't just release it and be done. It would require a lot of resources and time to be supported long term, slowing down or taking away attention from the studio's beloved single-player projects. As a result, once the game was scrapped , it left Naughty Dog with a major gap in its release cycle . There hasn't been a...

Eight months after the Switch 2 edition of Stardew Valley was released digitally, a physical edition of the upgrade has popped up at Fangamer. The physical Switch 2 edition, which is listed at $39, might not be the most worthwhile purchase for anyone who already owns the OG. It technically includes the original Switch version of the game, which is almost always under $35 on Amazon , and the otherwise free Switch 2 upgrade pack . As someone who doesn’t have a physical edition of the game, however, I'm feeling very inclined. What you’re really paying those $5 extra for is a beautiful cartridge and the new Switch 2 packaging. Five years ago I would have said that’s a pretty silly thing to cough up a couple extra bucks for, but in 2026, I have nothing but praise for any commitment to physical media. The Switch 2 edition of Stardew Valley is currently available for preorder from Fangamer, Target, and Best Buy. All retailers have the game listed at $39.99 with a release date of February ...

The Cosmere RPG was first released last year, but it only recently hit a major milestone for tabletop games: It's available at Target. If you're looking for a copy of the Stormlight Starter set, you can currently pick it up at your local Target retail store for only $24.99. "It's hard to get our things into these non-traditionally book sales markets, so we're really excited that Target was willing to give us a try," said Brandon Sanderson in his most recent YouTube update . "So, you can grab this and you can start into the RPG and Target will think that we're cool and maybe they will carry other Brandon Sanderson stuff in the future." Target has long been a place to buy board games, but it is fairly rare to see a traditional tabletop RPG on the shelves. The addition of something like Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere RPG to a store like Target is good news for other book-to-tabletop adaptations looking to break through. It may seem like a fairly ni...

The Call of Duty socials team accidentally posted an internal marketing image for Modern Warfare 4 , and fans suspect it may be AI-generated. Earlier today, the Call of Duty Twitter account posted a render of a soldier walking toward the camera while promoting the game's appearance at Gamescom. Eagle-eyed fans examined the image and noticed that the soldier's gun appeared to be warped in an odd way, possibly suggesting the image was AI-generated. The graphic was eventually taken down, and the Call of Duty team stated that it was posted by mistake. NEW MW4 IMAGE pic.twitter.com/SBIuhXIkYY — Forward (@ForwardLeaks) August 18, 2026 "Earlier today, an image was mistakenly posted to one of the Call of Duty accounts," said a Call of Duty rep on social media . "It included a temporary render from a marketing style guide. The image was a placeholder and not taken from in-game. We’ve taken it down." Fans have now begun speculating that Activision has been using...

Grand Theft Auto 6 appears to have suffered yet another significant leak after what looks like legitimate gameplay videos and an image of the full map appeared online. Two videos showing GTA 6 gameplay have emerged: one featuring protagonist Jason playing basketball outside his home, the other showing Jason driving a car and attacking an NPC. An image reportedly of the complete map has also hit the internet. While it is currently unclear how these assets emerged or how old they are, they all point to a cryptocurrency and a website that reportedly belong to a group called 'CyberLeek.' The website contains three demands of Rockstar Games and other video game publishers, seemingly in response to the all-digital future suggested by digital preorders, “fake” single-player DLC, and the removal of single-player content consumers have paid for. Contained within the manifesto is criticism of the lack of a physical disc for GTA 6 , as well as The Crew, which was at the heart of the Stop...